October is only a few days away and there are some who believe Halloween treats are too indulgent. Well, I say, rubbish! Nobody else is going into your grave, but YOU!
Go ahead and eat the cupcake!
British based Kitchen Sanctuary has blessed us with a frightfully sinful recipe:
Halloween Black Cupcakes with Cherry Filling
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup golden caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup plain( all-purpose) flour
- 1 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp extra black food colouring gel this extra black gel will give the deepest colour
Filling:
- 1 1/3 cups cherries in Kirsch*
- 1 tsp cornflour cornstarch mixed with 3 tsp cold water
- 14 fresh cherries
Buttercream:
- 5.3 oz dark chocolate, broken into chunks
- 1 cup minus 1 tbsp unsalted butter, softened, cut into chunks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- Extra Black food colouring gel I used 1 tsp – use more or less depending on how deep you want the colour to be
- 1/2 tsp Violet food colouring gel optional – I wanted a slightly purple tint to the buttercream
For the full recipe and baking instructions, please go here: https://www.kitchensanctuary.com/halloween-black-cupcakes-cherry-filling/
I hear you have to say three Hail Marys for each one of these cupcakes that you eat, or you could skip confession next month.😈
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